Dave Rose Time Quotations

Let me tell you, that guy is really, really good. It's hard to judge how he'll do with blocked shots because he didn't have any against New Mexico in the last game, but he had 19 against us in two games. You wonder if he'll be healthy. ...You try to prepare the players for how he might help out, but at the same time you don't want to get them so nervous that they're just throwing the ball up.

I think that every time you play anyone in a tournament, you focus on their best games. You don't have to convince anybody of how good any of these teams are.

We actually had a great crowd tonight. Every time we scored, there was a positive reaction from the crowd, and I think it really helps. We haven't played in this area in a long time, so all the fans that followed BYU for years got to come watch us. We also have three players on our team from Texas. It was nice to have the fans' support.

This is a critical time for us if we're going to stay in the race until the end. We can't get too much separation between us and the top.

As far as Justin Williams is concerned, he can come from anywhere at any time when you attack the basket to block shots.

The guys are learning. We had some time off (since the last game), watched some film and they know the three games we played in league were very different than the first 12.

It's a great time of year. There's a lot going on, and there's a lot of focus being paid to conference standings and potential NCAA tournament teams. It's a time of year where some people thrive and others struggle.